A livestock auction at the Neverett farm. The man holding the cane behind the cows is Harry Neverett, the founder of H.L. Neverett & Sons Livestock Commission. To the right of him in the jumpsuit is his eldest son, Robert Neverett. In the top right in the booth is the auctioneer, auctioning off cattle, and one […]
Cars parked outside the Neverett farm for a livestock auction. The H.L. Neverett & Sons Livestock Commission held auctions at their home every Thursday, and in Ellenburg Depot every Tuesday. This view shows Route 9; the paddock where the animals were held is on the left. 1946. Chazy, NY. Photo courtesy of Kim Neverett Howley.
Cows in a paddock at the Neverett farm. The H.L. Neverett & Sons Livestock Commission would hold an auction there every Thursday. On the right, you can see a chute where the cows would come into the paddock after being delivered by trucks. The auction was held in the barn on the left. 1956. Chazy, […]
Mark Thompson on the farm, washing cattle in preparation for the fair. Late 1960s. Lisbon, NY. Photo courtesy of Bob Thompson.
Robert Thompson in a Gouverneur Fair Show tent with a cow. Mid-1960s. Gouverneur, NY. Photo courtesy of Bob Thompson.
A view of the businesses on the side of Warren Street: Kee & Hill grocers, Reuben Peck Drug Store, Harness & Trunks, and Crockery. Circa 1900. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.
A man in front of the graphite mill in Johnsburg. Circa 1910. Johnsburg, NY. Photo courtesy of The Adirondack Museum
A man using a mule to haul ore at a garnet mine. Circa 1915. North River, NY. Photo courtesy of the Johnsburg Historical Society.
Photograph of Paul Smith’s Hotel guides in a heavily laden Adirondack guideboat. A deer can be seen in the boat with the men, multiple dogs are also in the boat. One of the guides has a pack basket on his back. Circa 1900. Photograph by Charles Derby. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s […]
Paul Smith’s Hotel guides with trophy deer hanging behind them. Three dogs can be seen, two guides in center have rifles. Men from left: Mose Sawyer, Jim Skeff, Paul Smith Jr., unknown, unknown, and Jim Cross. Circa 1900. Photograph by Charles Derby. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack Library […]
